Today we're thrilled to have Catherine Cohen on to help us break the seal of yet another national tragedy. No... more

Recorded two days after the election, this episode is raw, real, and occasionally incoherent in ways few other podcasts would... more

Today we are joined by nightlife legend and general encyclopedia Charlene Incarnate to talk about theater. That's right, theater is... more

Forget everything you know, because today's episode with the one and only Martine (Fantasmas, Los Espookys) takes every existing paradigm,... more

Today we're joined by Stavros Halkias whose new movie "Let's Start A Cult" is out October 25th. We discuss the... more

In honor of National Coming Out Day, please enjoy this bonus episode of StraightioLab presented by Chase Freedom and The... more

We're all familiar with the classic American flag, which celebrates values like freedom, Big Gulps, and flawless foreign policy. But... more

It's time for part two of our Earnestness Bonanza where we DROP THE ACT and answer listener questions HONESTLY. This... more

It's time for Earnestness Bonanza, our bi-annual call-in show where we DROP THE ACT and answer listener questions HONESTLY. This... more

Today is a red letter day at Straighio HQ for two reasons. First is that we got to have the... more

It was... SASHEER all along?! This week we're joined once again by our dear friend Sasheer Zamata, star of Marvel's... more

Can watching a movie make you smart? No. But it can trick you into feeling smart and that's the magic... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! It's Season 5 now, or 4? No one knows for sure, but we're glad to be back!... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! StraightioLab will be on hiatus for August. Please enjoy this re-release episode with Maeve Higgins! -- Today... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! StraightioLab will be on hiatus for August. Please enjoy this re-release episode with Sabrina Wu!  --- In... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! StraightioLab will be on hiatus for August. Please enjoy this PATREON episode with the infamous, Max Wittert. ... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! StraightioLab will be on hiatus for August. Please enjoy this classic GAYTIOLAB episode with Macy Rodman! MERCH... more

Finally, we talk about what's gay and what's straight. Finally! **StraightioLab will be taking a hiatus in August, but please... more

Paging Doctor Freud! And wait, WHO is that again? Today, along with the hilarious and wise EJ Marcus, we use... more

Hey, StraightioLab listeners! We wanted to share a really fun new show we think you'll love, Sniffies Cruising Confessions from... more

Hope you're ready to learn a thing or two because this week we have Kate Willett on to talk incel... more

Today we are joined by our dear friend Mo Fry Pasic (catch her play WORSE THAN YOU at Edinburgh Fringe... more

This week we're un-paywalling our recent Patreon ep "The Things Of Summer." We explore everything trending this summer from the... more

Today we go back to our combative and abrasive roots with reptile expert and comedian Vinny Thomas. We talk about... more

And today we have a case of the GIGGLES as we're joined by the hilarious hosts of the brand-new podcast... more

It's officially Pride Month and that means it's time for our world famous special edition podcast: GaytioLab! And who better... more

We've all "voted" before, but to what end? Today we are joined by our dear friend Clare O'Kane to explore... more

Today we welcome back comedian, visionary, and water-on-laptop survivor Brittany Carney to talk about butts. That's right. Butts. Of course,... more

Rent the Runway? Don't mind if I do! Or do I? Bicoastal beauty Courtney O'Donnell joins us to chat about... more

StraightioLab has always been about pushing the boundaries of podcasting and this episode finds us once again completely reinventing the... more

It's time to POP the collars of your layered pastel polos and welcome our dear friend Hannah Pilkes to the... more

Cole Escola has created the theater event of the year with the stunning "Oh Mary!" (moving soon to Broadway!!) and... more

This week we decide to be randomly controversial, and who better to do it with than author and critic Lauren... more

Hope you're hungry because today's episode with public intellectual, Nymphowars host, and now writer/director/star of the new film Stress Positions,... more

Do NOT call HR because Sam's real-life boss Taylor Tomlinson, superstar host of After Midnight, is off the clock and... more

Ring the Kathy Griffin alarm because the legend herself is on the podcast this week! We cover everything from catheters... more

The specter of sports and sport-like activities has haunted StraightioLab HQ for years. This week, we finally attempt a unified... more

Today's guest is writer and host of the Good One podcast Jesse David Fox. What are his qualifications? Well, he... more

Ice skating around in a little outfit? You might be thinking "sounds pretty queer"... but you'd be dead wrong. The... more

Well it's that magical time of the year when we have our dear friend Max Wittert back on the podcast... more

In one of our most intellectual episodes EVER (and that's saying a LOT), we welcome reformed Disney adult Esther Fallick... more

Welcome back to Part 2 of Earnestness Bonanza, our bi-annual call-in show where we check our world famous comedic sensibilities... more

It's time to celebrate ROMANCE with another Earnestness Bonanza, our bi-annual call-in show where we check our world famous comedic... more

This week we are joined by radical free-thinker and creator of the groundbreaking Netlfix special "Get On Your Knees" Jacqueline... more

For decades, George has been Sam's only co-worker with access to a microphone. That ends today, as we welcome Sam's... more

Pizza is one of the most powerful cultural signifiers we have, but what exactly is it signifying? This week we're... more

This week, illustrious guest Anna Seregina joins Sam in the LA studio while George is isolated in chilly New York... more

Brrrrrr...do you feel that chill? Is that the winter setting in? No! It's a DQ Blizzard being given to you... more

Hey Glamour Girls! While StraightioLab is on hiatus this week, enjoy this episode of George and Sam being guests on... more

In this country, all gay guys of age are called upon to be criminally bad trend forecasters once a year,... more

"Happy" hour? Says who, the government!? This week, we're joined by public intellectual Lauren Michele Jackson to explore the manufactured... more

Repeat after us: "Pretty girls are never on time." And yeah... "girls" is gender-neutral and "pretty" is empowering. Superstar guest... more

You've heard of three wise men, but three gay podcasters? Now THAT'S something completely unheard of...until now. That's right, the... more

This week we welcome the David Beckham of comedy (played soccer in college), the delightful Nico Carney, to talk sporting... more

Gatherers step aside because this week we have Titanique's Drew Droege on the pod to talk about hunting. Needless to... more

This week we are welcoming notable boy-daughter Karli Marulli on the podcast to clear the air on the wealthiest of... more

Today is all about hard truths, self-knowledge, reclaiming narratives, and all-fruit smoothies as we welcome to the lab one of... more

Today we're joined by the two proudly Catholic co-hosts of the Diss and Tell podcast, Matt Bellassai and Sydney Battle,... more

Everyone knows that straight people have gone as the Joker and Harley Quinn for Halloween ever since biblical times, but... more

Hootie-hoo, Bible girls! Put down that Christian rock record because boy do we have a Jesus-approved TREAT for you this... more

You know that old saying "the clothes make the man?" Well this week, Joe Pera, whose new stand-up special 'Slow... more

We all want to be a part of something! And that's bad by the way. Today we're joined by crossword... more

The first day of school comes but once a year, but the ramifacations of your outfit...well they can be felt... more

If you're on Letterboxd... do NOT read this! Today we're joined by the delightful Bridger Winegar, host of "I Said... more

As many of you know we have been on the most groundbreaking tour of the summer (better luck next time... more

Are we in a Peloton class, because our heart rates are UP this week as we go full talk show... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! Welcome back to the lab after a lovely, lazy, Labor Day weekend. We can't believe the FOURTH... more

Lunch. Such a common meal and yet...what do we really know about it? Can anyone define it? Why hasn't the... more

This week we're revisiting an old favorite featuring the legendary, one and only Meg Stalter! This episode was originally recorded... more

This week we welcome 'Lovett or Leave It' host Jon Lovett to the lab for a string of explosive revelations,... more

This week we are saying "hello" or potentially even "bonjour" (if it isn't too culturally insensitive) from our live show... more

This week we're joined in the studio by bisexual SAG member and proud returning guest Mary Beth Barone, who keeps... more

Today we are coming at you in complete accordance with strike rules by having the illustrious Liza Treyger on the... more

You've read the title of this episode, and you're already furious. "AUNTIES?!" you scream. "They are NOT straight!!" Well first... more

This week we're releasing our June live show from The Bell House in Brooklyn. Previously a patreon exclusive, we've decided... more

It's time for our biannual Earnestness Bonanza, where we DROP THE ACT and answer listener questions as earnestly as possible.... more

Today we at StraightioLab Inc. are thrilled to celebrate Pride by presenting a special, potentially once-in-a-lifetime episode of our sister... more

The rumors are true: We're taking our famous StraightioLab live show on the road! If you're a glamour-identified individual within... more

StraightioLab All-Star Amy Zimmer returns to the hot seat along with her introverted friend "Kelly" for an episode that defies... more

This week our disgusting little podcast is classed up by someone who finally understands the power of showbiz: Peter Smith.... more

Sorry, what was that? We couldn't hear you because we were reading the New York Times bestselling book RAW DOG... more

Today we are joined by Sam Sanders, the host of Into It and Vibe Check, to discuss the most intersectional... more

Today we are joined once again by StraightioLab favorite and Sam's sexy Los Angeles-based stepmother Greta Titelman to finally talk... more

This week we invite the unironically illustrious Aparna Nancherla on to shift our perspectives on many of the leading issues... more

This week we are defiantly going GUEST-LESS to discuss the wall-to-wall elephant in the room: carpets. We walk on them,... more

This week, we are joined by StraightioLab darling Sydnee Washington who takes us on a roller coaster ride of intellectual... more

Today we are joined by our illustrious podcasting sisters Rose Dommu and Fran Tirado of the Like a Virgin podcast... more

This week we have the honor and privelage of being just a little rude to our dear friend Chris Murphy.... more

Former vice president of her Miami-based gay-straight alliance Milly Tamarez joins Sam and George to start some difficult conversations about... more

Today we have comedian, writer, and boutique sweater designer Maeve "Mohair" Higgins on the podcast to talk about green card... more

Grand Marshal of the StraightioLab Pride Parade Alison Roman finally joins us this week just in time for the release... more

What if a podcast ran for three years? Scientists around the globe said it couldn't be done and yet...here we... more

StraightioLab favorites and co-hosts of the Exploration: Live! podcast Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman join us in the lab to... more

Today we are joined by brave whistleblower Vanessa Gonzalez who exposes many truths that industry insiders wouldn't want you to... more

"Returning champ" (to borrow a straight phrase) Aaron Jackson is back on the "hot seat" (to borrow another straight phrase)... more

Hey Glamour Girls! Check out this episode teaser with Big Money Player's Network head honcho, Will Ferrell. If you want... more

(To the tune of "Are Your Ready For Some Football") Are you ready for some podcasting? Today notable genius Emmy... more

Love is love is love is love...or is it? Today we are joined by Joyelle Nicole Johnson to uncover the... more

Oh you're getting a harvest bowl at Sweetgreen? Well we hope you enjoy being complicit in the surveillance state, the... more

Glamour girls, start your engines, because the one and only Bob the Drag Queen is in the lab this week... more

It's a red letter day because this week, the infamous Max Wittert returns to our beloved podcast to finally clear... more

In this week's heavily censored episode, we're going back to our roots with some good old-fashioned THEORIZING. After George debuts... more

In this powerful cultural exchange episode, we reach across the aisle and are joined by notable straights Chris Black and... more

Happy New Year, glamour girls! 2023 is going to be the first good year ever, and we are ushering it... more

Happy Holidays! Enjoy one of our favorite episodes with friend of the pod Patti Harrison. Subscribe to our Patreon at... more

Today we are star struck for all the wrong reasons with esteemed guest Jeff Hiller. But it isn't just Jeff's... more

Podcasting is at its core about storytelling, and storytelling is at its core about what happens when two straight people... more

This week, we decide to go ahead and be nasty with our literal family member Joel Kim Booster. That's right,... more

Our first in-studio guest in almost 3 years has finally arrived (LA traffic!), and it's none other than our dear... more

Well glamour girls it's that magical time of year once again. The time when we can come together as a... more

Yes, Jia Tolentino is a bestselling author, but more importantly... she is a Pi Phi. She joins the boys for... more

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Not so fast, sicko. This week we have poet laureate Langston Kerman... more

Fresh off his infamous week performing at a gay resort, returning guest and podcasting royalty Pat Regan joins the boys... more

It's bring your coworker to work day at the StraightioLab offices as Gawker's very own investigative reporter Claire Carusillo joins... more

This week Sam and George are joined by the one and only Gabe Liedman, who breaks down why footwear is... more

Today on the pod, Sam and George are joined by dental industry insider Asha Ward to examine rudeness. Is it... more

What better way to welcome in spooky season than with the return of our dear friend, advertising executive Julio Torres!... more

This week, George and Sam overcome extreme obstacles (weird internet) to break the story on what's REALLY happening at boutique... more

This week, StraightioLab favorite Naomi Ekperigin finally returns to the pod, not as a guest but as a host, replacing... more

Buckle up, buttercup cause this week Sam and George are joined by free speech warrior and fearless masculine presence John... more

Pack your bags, because we're going to grad school... and NOT the useless kind! Nymphowars co-host, polymath, and public intellectual... more

In the first official episode of season three, George and Sam gab wistfully about missing each other’s company, Munchausen as... more

Hootie-hoo, glamour girls! Forgetful Girl Summer is officially OVER, and Ad Supported Girl Fall starts now! It's time for season... more

To celebrate the end of Season 2, we once again drop the bit and answer your questions as earnestly as... more

It's time to officially kick off Forgetful Girl Summer, and who better to do it with than the ORIGINAL Glamour... more

In space...no one can hear you podcast...and that's only the beginning of why we're not going there! in this ep,... more

StraightioLab officially enters the stan wars as we welcome our first ever guest whose fan army DEMANDED her appearance on... more

Today Charlie Bardey makes his long-awaited return to the pod and lets just say he's not impressed (McKayla meme) with... more

If you are a Pitchfork queen, STOP reading NOW. Music skeptic Matt Whitaker joins Sam and George to investigate why... more

This episode asks you, the listener, to look inward and really, truly ask yourself if you know what consulting is.... more

Money makes the world go round? We'll be the judge of THAT, sweetie. International finance expert Mo Fry Pasic joins... more

StraightioLab consulting producer Celeste Yim returns to the pod this week to get the boys back on track to hosting... more

This week Dan Licata joins the boys to discuss the last taboo in our culture. After he recounts a tragic... more

She's serving body AND face... and her name is Timothée. Long-time Chalamet scholar Rachel Kaly joins Sam and George to... more

Today on the pod it's lil devil's only as River L. Ramirez joins Sam to co-host this ep on Lucifer... more

Today the boys welcome former investigative journalist Melissa Rich on the pod to uncover the sordid TRUTH about game night.... more

This week, built-in microwave owner Alex English enters the lab for a far-ranging conversation about which appliances are gay and... more

In this rare, hyper-raw installment of StraightioLab, George and Sam are humbled and even humiliated at the landmark of hosting... more

"Hey man, good to see you." We are sorry if reading that sentence incited violent flashbacks. On today's episode, we... more

On this vulnerable episode of StraightioLab, recreational baker John Reynolds overcomes adversity in the form of a hangover to deliver... more

In a momentous day for the entertainment industry, New York Magazine's diner-at-large and ABC's future Bachelorette (fingers crossed) Tammie Teclemariam... more

On this groundbreaking episode of StraightioLab, Natalie Rotter-Laitman joins Sam and George to explore the penis straw and how best... more

When Sam is away, the girlies will... talk about their own mortality! While Sam is M.I.A. for shocking reasons that... more

This week the boys finally address one of the pillars of straight culture with genius guest Grace Freud. Grace breaks... more

This week on StraightioLab, Sam and George are joined by former Bostonista Kenice Mobley to bring the fashion industry to... more

Today on the boutique podcast StraightioLab, Sam and George welcome investment banker Benito Skinner on to dive into the wonderful... more

She's finally here, boys! Intellectual powerhouse Sarah Squirm joins Sam and George to unpack the cultural legacy of the subversive... more

On today's episode, Sam and George get into their backlash era with girlie turned grown woman Rachel Sennott. No one... more

Well, there's no way around it: It's time for our bi-annual call-in show where we earnestly answer your listener questions... more

The New Year's spirit is so powerful, so undeniable, that Sam and George can't help but be sincere as they... more

In an episode that industry analysts are calling the "crossover event of the millennium," Who? Weekly's Lindsey Weber joins the... more

Max Wittert returns to the pod this week and Jokerfies our beloved program. What is just a bit? What is... more

In an episode that is as groundbreaking as it is riddled with technical difficulties, LA theater community survivor Ruby McCollister... more

Today Sam and George welcome intellectual powerhouse and vomit artist witness Brittany Carney on to bring us a topic that... more

This week everyone does psychoanalysis on one another, and we all walk away with some frightening insights. But what are... more

This week on the pod, George and Sam welcome Jamie Loftus on and aim destroy each other’s reputations by diving... more

Our illustrious guest Danielle Perez may have gone to high school with Meghan Markle, but that does NOT define her!... more

Today on StraightioLab, Sam and George find themselves in new territory after hearing each other’s Saturday morning sexy hookup voices,... more

Blending in... but to what end?! Today Sam and George are joined by industry heavyweight Devon Walker to talk all... more

It's good girl gone bad week on the pod as Sam and George welcome the kind-eyed Brian Bahe on to... more

World traveler and recent Covid survivor Charles Rogers joins Sam and George to dish about what the Hell is going... more

On the first official episode of season 2, the boys bring Macy Rodman to the pod to explain the Joker-style... more

Sam and George kick off season two with an announcement that season two is starting. Welcome back, glamour girls!

Hootie-hoo to all our beloved investors! As we all enjoy the last few weeks of the state-mandated global StraightioLab summer hiatus,... more

Today we KEEP answering listener questions about ourselves for ANOTHER hour! Cliff girl summer hiatus starts now, see you in... more

Today we are throwing irony out the window to EARNESTLY answer listener questions about ourselves. Boring-heads rise up, This episode... more

Hootie-hoo! We just got word that the Bell House is now operating at full capacity, so our first live show... more

It's all in the family today as Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang come back on the pod to chat about... more

Bonjour, femmes glamours! This week on a very educational StraightioLab, Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini explain how they can be... more

For this episode of the genius podcast known as StraightioLab, the boys are joined by amateur scientist and "true" extrovert... more

Do you know things? That might be problematic. Sudi Green (creator of SNL) joins the boys to chat about how... more

Today on Sara Bareilles presents StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome car freak Francesca D'Uva to explain car culture or, more... more

Sam and George welcome to the pod the long lost sixth member of the Fab Five (the nuance expert) Eliot... more

Today George and Sam are joined by the ethically delusional Kiko Soirée to learn all about the fear-based decisions they've... more

Is anyone normal? Is human-to-human communication possible? The one and only Ziwe joins Sam and George for a tense but... more

On today's episode, George and Sam welcome sweater theorist Lily Marotta on to explain the toxic cycle of men wearing... more

In the latest episode of the toxic edgelord podcast StraightioLab, Sam and George are joined by reactionary comedians Jeremy Levick... more

This week, suburbanite Larry Owens joins George and Sam to unpack how bad acting is the fault of straightness 100%... more

StraightioLab unpaid intern Meg Stalter joins the boys to talk relationship dealbreakers (when someone is corny and/or doesn't believe in... more

On today's ep, George and Sam welcome the smart, funny, and, most importantly, wounded Greta Titelman on to talk about... more

Well let's just say that if you love to LAUGH, you've come to the right place, because this week our... more

Is it gay to hug your uncle? Is it straight to take a photo with your opposite sex sibling? Is... more

Is everyone doing okay? This week we take a quick dip into the lawlessness that is the StraightioLab inbox before... more

On our 50th episode, we decide to take a step back by leaping forward... in order to remain in the... more

Should women musicians be allowed to marry billionaires? Is the Slate Culture Gabfest finally out of its flop era? Is... more

On this ep of the multi-platinum podcast StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome confident person Solomon Georgio to get into why... more

She's running... a non-inclusive matchmaking service for straights ONLY! The New Yorker's Naomi Fry joins the boys to dish about... more

Get out your graph because this episode featuring the employed (but we won't say where) Josh Gondelman is all over... more

This week, we welcome quadruple threat (comedian, actor, dog walker, and real-life StraightioLab listener) Spike Einbinder for a graduate seminar... more

In this succinct, concise, and needless to say efficient episode of the famously good podcast StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome... more